(i just) died in your arms

Cutting Crew killed on the charts with their debut single inspired by a French euphemism. Lead singer Nick Van Eede adapted the phrase "la petite mort" ("the little death"), which is used as a metaphor for orgasm, into "I Just Died in Your Arms".  Van Eede admits:  "Yes, I cannot tell a lie. It's a song written about my girlfriend, who is actually the mother of my daughter. We got back together for one night after a year apart and I guess there were some fireworks but all the time tinged with a feeling of 'should I really be doing this?' Hence the lyric, 'I should have walked away.' I know it sounds corny but I awoke that morning and wrote the basic lyrics within an hour and wrote and recorded the demo completely within three days."  

'(I Just) Died in Your Arms' became the leadoff single for their debut album 'Broadcast', which was also the first album released on the new Virgin Records America label.  Van Eede recalls: "We were signed to Siren records which was part of Virgin, so we were always a little bit on the outside; but it was the '80s, and they certainly put their money where their mouth was. We were flown to New York for the initial recordings of the album and this is where we got a great recording of 'I've Been In Love Before'. Then we were flown to Australia to shoot videos... all a bit crazy really. We gave them their first US number one with '(I Just) Died In Your Arms'; but the company soon outgrew us."   

'(I Just) Died in Your Arms' was a hit around the world, going to number twenty-four on the US adult contemporary chart; number sixteen in the Netherlands; number nine in Austria; number four in Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK, and the US Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts; number two in Ireland and Sweden; and topped charts in Canada, Finland, Norway, and the US Hot 100.  






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Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must have been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
I keep looking for something I can't get
Broken hearts lie all around me
And I don't see an easy way to get out of this
Her diary it sits on the bedside table
The curtains are closed, the cats in the cradle
Who would've thought that a boy like me could come to this

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must've been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must've been some kind of kiss
I should've walked away, I should've walked away
Is there any just cause for feeling like this?
On the surface I'm a name on a list
I try to be discreet, but then blow it again
I've lost and found, it's my final mistake
She's loving by proxy, no give and all take
'Cos I've been thrilled to fantasy one too many times

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must've been something you said
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight
It must been some kind of kiss
I should`ve walked away, I should've walked away
It was a long hot night
She made it easy, she made it feel right
But now it's over the moment has gone
I followed my hands not my head, I knew I was wrong

Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight 
It must have been something you said, 
I just died in your arms tonight
Oh I, I just died in your arms tonight 
It must have been some kind of kiss
I should have walked away, I should have walked away